Legislation
SECTION 2408-A
Disposition of fines and penalties
Uniform District Court Act (UDC) CHAPTER 565, ARTICLE 23
§ 2408-a. Disposition of fines and penalties. All fines and penalties
imposed and collected by any judge of a court of special sessions or
magistrate's court shall be paid over to the county treasurer and be
credited by him to the general county fund, except as follows:
1. Fines and penalties collected in cases arising out of the violation
of the ordinances or regulations of any town, city or village shall be
paid at least monthly into the treasury of such town, city or village.
2. Fines and penalties which by any general state law are payable to
the state of New York or to any department, commission or agency thereof
shall be paid as in such general state law provided at least monthly.
3. Fines and penalties collected for violation of the conservation law
and of laws and ordinances in relation to the use of the public highways
by motor vehicles, trailers, and motorcycles shall be disposed of as now
or hereafter required by law except as provided in subdivision four of
this section and except further that fines and penalties collected in
cases arising out of the violation of the regulations of the Long Island
state park commission the commissioner of parks and recreation relating
to traffic, shall be paid over to the county treasurer and credited to
the general fund for the use of such county.
4. Fines and penalties, which by general state laws, but for this
section, would be required to be paid to a town or any officer of a
town, shall be paid instead to the county treasurer and credited to the
general fund for the use of such county.
imposed and collected by any judge of a court of special sessions or
magistrate's court shall be paid over to the county treasurer and be
credited by him to the general county fund, except as follows:
1. Fines and penalties collected in cases arising out of the violation
of the ordinances or regulations of any town, city or village shall be
paid at least monthly into the treasury of such town, city or village.
2. Fines and penalties which by any general state law are payable to
the state of New York or to any department, commission or agency thereof
shall be paid as in such general state law provided at least monthly.
3. Fines and penalties collected for violation of the conservation law
and of laws and ordinances in relation to the use of the public highways
by motor vehicles, trailers, and motorcycles shall be disposed of as now
or hereafter required by law except as provided in subdivision four of
this section and except further that fines and penalties collected in
cases arising out of the violation of the regulations of the Long Island
state park commission the commissioner of parks and recreation relating
to traffic, shall be paid over to the county treasurer and credited to
the general fund for the use of such county.
4. Fines and penalties, which by general state laws, but for this
section, would be required to be paid to a town or any officer of a
town, shall be paid instead to the county treasurer and credited to the
general fund for the use of such county.